truth
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When asked by O’Donnell about his comments, he offered another burn: “Apparently, in the White House, the truth hurts.”
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The avalanche of truth starts with snowflakes," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
"It's a fundamental human right for a donor-conceived person to know the truth about their origins."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
System collapse reveals the terrifying truth: No one is at the wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In 1850, when Phineas comes to Boston, Dr. Harlow feels he must keep the details of his patient's personality problems confidential, but he does tell some of the truth to Dr. Nelson Sizer.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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One wonderfully executed sequence, in which Jonathan’s aunt calmly utters uncomfortable truths to the hypocritical and insensitive diners around her, is shocking and hilarious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But at our best, we novelists probe deeper truths precisely because the facts cannot always, ever, be totally known.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It is the battle of living in this country to try to hold these two truths in one’s mind simultaneously.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Because faced with those competing truths, Hochman could have used prosecutorial discretion — the art of tempering the law with the mores and ethics of the community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
She says, “Well. I think if he reads it here, just like this, he might understand all the truths of your story.”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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